FaultScore

Worst years for a Jeep Patriot

Owners have filed 4,387 complaints about the Jeep Patriot with NHTSA across model years 2002 to 2017. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Avoid

2014 Jeep Patriot

906 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.

Cleanest on record

2007 Jeep Patriot

130 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Jeep Patriot year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2017 C 98 14 1 32,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
2016 D 761 43 12 51,000 Engine & Cooling
2015 C 499 20 9 55,000 Engine & Cooling
2014 D 906 52 9 55,000 Engine & Cooling
2013 B 178 7 2 48,000 Airbags
2012 C 552 16 7 50,000 Engine & Cooling
2011 C 485 35 5 70,000 Engine & Cooling
2010 B 207 12 4 76,600 Fuel & Propulsion
2009 B 292 3 3 80,000 Body & Structure
2008 B 273 2 7 94,000 Fuel & Propulsion
2007 A 130 1 1 89,500 Fuel & Propulsion
2002 6 0 0 Airbags

What breaks on a Jeep Patriot

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Engine & Cooling 840 19.1%

Worst in 2016

Worst in 2016

Worst in 2016

Worst in 2012

Airbags 382 8.7%

Worst in 2014

Worst in 2016

Worst in 2014

Seat Belts 227 5.2%

Worst in 2014

Body & Structure 213 4.9%

Worst in 2011

Suspension 182 4.1%

Worst in 2011

Steering 145 3.3%

Worst in 2015

Worst in 2014

Brakes 126 2.9%

Worst in 2016

Seats 98 2.2%

Worst in 2014

Exactly what failed on a Jeep Patriot

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Body 160 70.8%
Frame AND Members 15 6.6%
Pressure Monitoring AND Regulating Systems 9 4.0%
Head Restraint 9 4.0%
Catalytic Convertor 7 3.1%
Crank/Camshaft Position Sensor 6 2.7%
Underbody Shields 6 2.7%
Automatic Emergency Braking 5 2.2%
Accelerator Pedal 5 2.2%
Control Module (Tcm/Pcm/Tecm) 4 1.8%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Jeep Patriot, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Sep 2009 peak 88 Aug 2026

Jeep Patriot problems by state

Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.

Compare the Jeep Patriot

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.